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Patented Jan. 17, 1882. r

E D FELLOWS v RUFFLING 10R PLAITING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES; No. 252,446.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEtcE.

EDGAR n. FELLQWS, oEwATERrovt N, new YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE DAVIS sEwme MACHINE COMPANY.

RUFIFLING OR PLAITING ATTACHMENT FORSEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,446, dated' January 17, 1882 Application filed June 27, 1881. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, EDGAR D. FELLOWS, of Watertown, Jefferson county, State of New York, have invented a new and useful I mprovement in Ruffling or Plaiting Attachments for Sewing-Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention consistsof, first, a reciprocating strip-guide,in combination with a rufier, both in' one frame or attachment to a sewingmachine; second, the strip-guide having a pendul0us-motion across the line of sewing, in combination with the rufiler; third, the combination of the'guide and ruffler with a camleve'r connected with and operated by sewing-machine mechanism; fourth, the guide, in combination with alever which actuatesit by means of a ratchet-wheel, connecting-rod, and rockshaft, with its arms and, fifth, in combination with the attachment-frame, the guide and rufflerfboth operated by means of a cam-lever, ratchet wheel and paw], connecting-rod, and rock-shaft, with its arms.

In the drawings forminga part of'this specification, Figure lis a side elevation, representing the manner of attachment to the head of a sewing-machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is aplan on an enlarged scale.

The frame f of the attachment is fastened by a thumb-screw, b, to the sewing-machine head It. The arm 6?, carrying the ruftling blade d, IS pivoted to lugs lat the upper end of frame It is actuated by a cam -lever, m, one end of which is forked to receive the neck of needle-nut n. Needle b, needle-yoke g, needlebar b and presser g are ordinary and wellknown parts of a sewing-machine. Levcrm is pivoted to the projection 00 on frame f, and

is provided with a cam, 0, and pawl 11. lt'may beconnccted with and operated by a presserbar having vertical movement, instead of by the needle-bar, if preferred.

The ruffling or plaiting is done as follows: The downward motion of needle-bar b moves lever m, whose cam o presses against roller 0. on pin a, which is 'adjustably connected by screw a to arm d. Arm d is thus 'moved'back by cam 0 when the needle-bar b isdescending, and when the needle-bar is ascending the strip 7; is plaited by ruffling-blade d and arm (I,

which are forced forward to the position shown in "the drawings by spring d attached to frame f. The scallops are formed in the plaiting by guide a, carrying the strip, It, to be plaited, and

having a reciprocating movement across the .line of sewing. The guide 0 is carried by the long arm f of rock-shaft e", pivoted to the up per part of framef. The short arm 6 of rockshaft 2' is pivoted on pin t", in the head ofwhich the upper end of connecting-rod e is pivoted. The lower end of rod 6 is pivoted to wheel 0. Wheel 0 and ratchet-wheel e are turned with their shaft in framef by pawl t, which is held against ratchet e by spring 4). Pawl o is pivoted on pin r rigidly'attached to lever m. The upward motion of needle-bar b lifts the forked end oflever m with pawl 11, which turns ratchetwheel a and wheel 0. Connecting-rod e, pivoted eccentrically to the latter wheel, actuates rock-shalt i, and thereby gives a movementor direction of motion to guide 0 similar to that 'ofa pendulum. By pivoting connecting-rod e nearer to or farther from the outer end ofarm e the extent of the motionof guide 0 on each side of the line of sewing may be determined. In Fig.2 guide c is shown directly in front of arm at in the line of sewing, and the dotted lines represent the extent of the reciprocating movement of the guide on each side ot'the line of sewing. Guidec is provided with one or more slits, s, and a spring, 8, attached to the top-of the guide, to produce suitable tension on'the strip to be plaited, which passes between spring .9 and the guide and through slit 8. Slits of different-lengthsmaybe made in guide 0 for different widths of strips to be plaited. The extent of the movement given to arm d is adjusted by turning out c on screw a in the arm. Roller a turns on pin (t, one end of which isinserted in and supported by the end .of screw o The other end of pin a is enlarged and perforated for pin to to enter it. When screw c is being moved by turning out 0 pin (1 slides on pin 20. When nut c has been turned on screw a to draw back roller a, less movement is given to arm at by cam o, and when nut c has been turned in the opposite direction the fullness of the ruffle is increased.

. In my invention as herein described the guide 0' and ruffler are combined in one attachment, for the purposes of greater simplicity of construction and convenience in applying it to and removing it from the sewing-machine by which it is operated. I claim as my invention-- 1. The combination of theruffler with a reciprocating strip-guide, both in one frame or attachment to a sewing-machine, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A strip-guide having a pendulous motion across the line of sewing, in combination with the ruftle'r of a sewing-machine, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

3. The guide 0 and arm d, in combination with earn-lever m, adapted to be connected with and operated by sewing-machine mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. The guide 0, rock-shaft .43, having arms f and c connecting-rod 6, wheel 0, ratchet-wheel e, and pawl c, in combination with lever m, adaptedv to be connected with and. operated by sewing-machine mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose described. 7

' 5. In combination with an attachment-frame, f, the guide 0, rock-shaft i, having armsf and 6 rod 0, ratchetwheel e, pawl 11, lever m, and arm d, substantially as and for the purpose described.

EDGAR D. FELLOWS.

Witnesses:

LEVI A. JOHNSON, JAMES C. BURT. 

